Yeah, it took ages because I'm working mornings all this week :(

"What is it?" Nya asked anxiously. Kai squinted down into the dark.

"Nelson, the landlord asshole, he's getting confronted by some dudes on motorbikes, boy do they all look mad!" He grinned.

"Should we go help him?" Nya asked.

"Of course not!. The idiot seems to be getting what he deserves and- Oh My God!" Kai stumbled back from the window.

"What? What is it?" Nya gasped.

"They just shot him!" Kai exclaimed. He took another peep out of the window. "Oh My God, he's dead, he's on the ground!" Despite his hatred for Nelson, Kai was visibly panicked.

"Are you sure he's dead?" Nya asked anxiously. Kai nodded.

"Yeah, definitely. It's through the head, he" Kai ducked hard, almost smacking his chin on the window ledge.

"What is it?" Nya squealed, panicking a little also.

"The guy who shot him, just looked up, he saw me, I'm sure of it!" Kai gasped. Then he realised how scared Nya was, and took a deep breath to calm himself. "It's probably nothing, he just looked at the building in general. Probably nicking the property."

"Are you sure?" Nya asked. Kai nodded.

"Yeah, a new landlord, nothing more." He told her comfortingly. "He might even be a lot nicer." Nya visibly relaxed.

"Come on." Kai said. "Let's see about that cake." He made to pick it up, but froze as he heard the motorbike engines again, but, was it his imagination, were they closer?

"Hear that?" Kai asked with a smile. "They're leaving." But the pair jumped as they heard the sound of breaking from downstairs.

"Shit!" Nya gasped, and Kai couldn't lie to her anymore, it was clear the motorbikers had entered the building.

"We need to get out of here." Kai said, going towards the door.

"Can't we hide and call the police or something?" Nya asked.

"On what? Come on!" Nya got to her feet. Kai reached for the door handle, but froze as he heard the engines of the bikes entering the second floor, their corridor.

"Hide, quick!" He hissed to Nya, who dived under the bed. Kai made to join her, but before he had taken two steps, the door burst open.

"Well, look what we have here!" A man exclaimed, sitting astride a shiny black motorcycle. There were at least three more riders sat on similar bikes behind him, holding iron bats, knives or even worse, guns.

"Please, take anything you want, just leave us alone!" Kai gasped.

"Us?" The man sneered. "So there's someone else here, hiding?"

"NO! I just. I have poor grammar, I say us instead of me, OK?" Kai said desperately. He didn't care what happened to himself as long as Nya was safe.

"We're not here to take your apples, boy!" The man snarled, and the motorcycles veered forwards into the apartment, almost running Kai over. "Nah, we're here for something much more precious." He grinned nastily. "He's all yours, Samukai!"

Kai hadn't noticed a fourth figure standing in the doorway, but now he gasped as the man made his way towards him. The men on the bikes were all pale and scarred, and reasonably similar looking, but this man made Kai want to break down and give up. He was too, pale, bald and there were a few scars on his face and limbs and he had numerous facial piercings. He was immensely tall and muscular, dressed in a torn sleeve leather jacket and tattoos all up his arms, showing grossly disfigured humans. Kai shuddered. The man wielded a dagger in each hand.

"Where are your parents, kid?" The man, or Samukai, as Kai assumed he was called, stepped forward.

"Errr they're buying cigarettes." Kai said quickly, for some reason, remembering Nelson's story.

"Really now? Both of them? You sure about that son?" Samukai grinned a maniacal grin. He suddenly dropped it and in one quick stride forwards, he grabbed Kai by the shirt collar and lifted him clean off the ground. Kai gave a yelp of surprise.

"OK, OK, I don't know! They walked out on us when I was little, OK?" Kai gasped.

"Kid, I don't give a damn where your parents are." Samukai snarled. "They're probably dead by now-"

"Wait, what do you know about my parents?" Kai gasped, but Samukai slapped him around the face. He gave a cry of pain, boy that was going to bruise in the morning!

"Shut up!" Samukai snarled. "Tell me boy, where are the Elemental Tasers?"

"The what?" Kai's whole face stung, and he was so worried that Nya wouldn't stay hidden that he couldn't focus."

"The Elemental Tasers, idiot!" Samukai snapped. "I know you have them!"

"Honestly, I have no idea what you're talking about!" Kai protested. "Please, just put me down."

"Hmm." Samukai muttered, and he dropped Kai to the concrete floor. Kai cursed as he landed hard on his knees, but Samukai barely noticed. "So, he doesn't know, which means..." He frowned. "Search the flat! The map must be here instead!"

"No!" Kai gasped, terrified that the men would find Nya. He tried to get up, but felt a burning pain through his left bicep all of a sudden. He realised he had been shot.

"Kai!" Came a scream, and Nya rolled out from under the bed.

"So you lied!" Samukai exclaimed, and kicked Kai in the stomach. The teenager doubled over. "Get the girl!"

"Get away from my brother, assholes!" Nya screamed, and grabbed the bed. It was a flimsy thing, built out of iron with a thin mattress, and had been slept on by both Smith siblings every night. Nya lifted it off the ground easily, and hurled it at the advancing men. She ran to Kai.

"Nya, run!" Kai gasped, getting to his feet.

"Not without you!" Nya protested. Kai tried to push her towards the door, but she was suddenly seized from behind by Samukai and lifted off her feet.

"NYA!" Kai cried. She screamed and tried to fight the huge man off, but he was too strong, all the others were advancing towards Kai, he was injured...

"Well, what's going on here then?" Came a voice, and Kai looked up to see an old man leaning in the doorway.